Mortals and Gods

Mortals and Gods

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Hinduism is the oldest spiritual and religious tradition on the planet. In India one of the various elements that have constituted its unity as a nation has been the consideration of the land that makes up this country as a sacred geography. For the Hindus this is a venerable land. The religious dimension has been crucial in the history of the subcontinent and is still today. The Indian civilization can not be separated from its spiritual side. In India, the land, the nature, the animals, the trees, the rivers, the mountains and the universe are sacred and everywhere worthy of devotion and worship; the traveler will realize that the religion is alive. For the faithful Hindu to climb a holy mountain or bathe in a mythical river means passing naturally from the world of mortals to the gods.

Gods and mortals is the result of several trips to the north of the Indian subcontinent and some of the most sacred and venerated places for Hinduism. Mystical Rishikesh, at the foot of the Himalayas. The sacred Haridwar, where the Amrit the liquid of immortality was spilled by accident. Varanasi, the holy city where the faithful go to die to get rid of the cycle of reincarnations or to purify their sins by bathing in the sacred Ganges. Allahabad, at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Pushkar, a pilgrimage center to worship Brahma. Jaipur and the temples dedicated to Lord Krishna or Ganesha. The valley of Kathmandu, a crossroads of Asian civilizations and the destiny of pilgrims to worship an avatar from Vishnu in Budhanilkantha, make sacrifices to the goddess Kali or demand prosperity in business and commerce to god Bhimsen.